Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-23
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STATE NEWS.

OsWego, died last week.
Santa Fe trains now breakfast at
Hutchinson.
A few cases Of scarlet fever are report
sd at PhiIipsburg.
The Missouri Paeiic line between
Ge2eseo and KanaPOlis il now being
operated.
A Kansas City liquor dealer was cir
oulating advertisements in Howard last
week.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
last week to burglRrize the post Office at
Hoyt.
The Beloit water works troze up solid
and caused q great deal Of trouble during
the cold snap last week.
Coal has been struck at Marysville at
g depth OF 3o-lest TIE thickness OF the
vein is So inches.
There is talk Of establishing a
telephone line between the cities OF
Nickerson, Sterling and Hutchinson.
jackson County Federal: jackson
county has 5, 167 children OF school age
Of which number there are go in Hol-
ton.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
last Wednesday night to blow open the
safe Of Typographical Union No. 40 at
LeavenwOrth.
Lyons has struck a fine vein OF rock
salt at a depth Of 785 feet. The drill
has passed through 215 feet OF the vein
and the end is not yet.
The mayor and council Of Coolidge.
advertise for contractors for the remov-
al Of the bodies in an old grave yard 60
a new one.
A patent medicine company is an
gaging opera houses in central Kansas
towns end giving entertainments. juno
ton City WAS favored last week.
Wellington Quid Nunc: A child Of
Mr.. Ohas. Mcconnell, was horribly
burned. The child was playing around q
hot stove when its clothing caught fire.
The farmers in the country surround
ing Wichita are organizing vigilance
committees to deal out proper punish
nent TO the many gangs Of horse thieves
at work in that country.
Junction City Republican: Elisha
Edwards caught large golden eagle in
a steel trap last week. The trap was
baited for wolves and tile eagle in at
tempting to steal the bait was caught.
Wichita physicians pronounce Mrs.
Wariff OF ROsalia, Butler county, a victim
Of leprosy. The neighbors are greatly
excited and the family are practically
ostracised,
Burlington Nonpareil; The hunting
party that invaded the Nation ten days
ago returned the first Of the week, and
report ten dsers, several wolves and
turkeys, as the result Of their foray.
Grsnola Chief: o. P. Adams had
valuable horse gorsd by a bull recently.
1t seems the horses and cattle were
all together in corral and the horse was
chasing the cattle in play, when the bali
turned and attacked him.
A Mr.. Underwood was elected a uem-
Der of the city council at Junction City
by a majority Of 70. Not being a tax
payer he has been refused his seat.
There Is considerable i'll feeling In
Junction City in consequence.
The Peabody Gazette states that Prof.
I. Homer, the silk man vine died ss
Kansas City few days ago, was attempt
ing to make g living there by selling flow
ers made from silk cOcO0ns.
Valley Center News: Arrangements
are being made to form a building and
loan association In this city. Some OF
our most prominent business men have
the matter in hand and a success is
assured.
Junction City Republican: The
county commissioners at a special sea-
sion recently considered several
petitions for bounty on wolf and wild
cat seaIps, and concluded to offer
bounty Of one dollar for each wild cat or
wolf killed in the county for period
Of six months.
It is said Butler county Justice OF
the peace uses the following marriage
ceremony: "Do you sOlemnly swear 70
support the constitution Of the United
States, the constitution Of the state Of
Kansas, and pEefOrm the duties OF man
aud wife to the best OF your ability"
There is a strange case in the justice
courts In Coffee county. A farmer Of
Pottawstomis township, that county,
owned a neighbOr 1928. He called at
his house TO pay the debt and claims
that he done 50 although no receipt vas
given. The other party TO the transac
ton claims the amount was not paid.
The FIRST Kansas holiday book pub
Hshed VIII Be Mrs. AIlertOn's Poems Of
the Prairie" which viii be brought ont
beautifully illustrated and handsomsiy
printed and bound for the holiday trade
in 'ss.
Burlington Nonpareil: Mr.. Steele,
agent OF the electric light plant,
has secured 100 incandescent lights,
and ten or q dozen Of the arc lights.
wire, poles, and other machinery have
been ordered, and ne expects to have the
plant in shape to light up by the first Of
February.
Newton Republican: The Rev. a. a
/ Lsokey, who in early autumn days as
president Of the PeObody board Of trade
was working for the interests Of that
town for all It Is worth, lie now conduct
+ ing a successful revival at Oxford,
Sumner county.
Manchester Sun: Mrs. n. CLARK was
the first woman IN Manchester, and the
/ first meal cooked in this town was bF
/ her hands. MRS. CLARK came 60 this
county eight years ago without any
money. She now owns A80 ceres Of
land in this vicinity, besides large
hotel building IN this place where she Is
now doing business.